December 2011
24 posts
DECEMBER 12th
MISSION: Listen to as much Christmas music as you can today.
SOURCE: Lee
ANALYSIS: I had to coach, then tend bar, but I found a couple radio stations that played Christmas music. I also have a couple of my favorites on my computer that include Larry Carlton’s Little Drummer Boy and Patrick Cupples’, Giving My Christmas.
STATUS: Complete
DECEMBER 11th
MISSION: Get a stranger to teach you something.
SOURCE: Vic
ANALYSIS: I met a girl on 3rd Ave. and asked her to teach me something. After thinking for a moment, she finally responded, “the elephant is the only mammal that can’t jump.”
STATUS: Complete
DECEMBER 8th
MISSION: Go to Trivia Night at T.B.D. Get at least one question right. If you do not, grab the microphone and announce, “I am an idiot.”
SOURCE: Anonymous
ANALYSIS: Interesting Mission… with consequences. Luckily, I knew that Sao Paulo is the largest city in the Southern Hemisphere - giving our makeshift team the point.
STATUS: Complete
DECEMBER 6th
MISSION: Take a walk down the Hudson River Greenway.
SOURCE: Anonymous
ANALYSIS: I’ve been on the west side a bunch, but never really walked down the Greenway. It is located right on the Hudson River and has a great view Jersey City and Hoboken. I took a 20 minute walk after my soccer game in Chelsea.
STATUS: Complete
DECEMBER 3rd
MISSION: Talk to an old man. Learn something from him.
SOURCE: Chole
ANALYSIS: I met an older gentleman named Freddie. I didn’t ask his age, but I’m guessing he is in his 70’s. We spoke about sports and New York City for a few minutes. At one point in the conversation, I asked him what the secret was to staying sharp. He answered, “getting off your ass and...
DECEMBER 2nd
MISSION: Take a career test. Find out of you’re in the right job.
SOURCE: Max
ANALYSIS: I went to careerpath.com and took a career test. Of the top four results, two were in education and two were in agriculture. Education I could see … agriculture is a stretch. Interesting though.
STATUS: Complete
DECEMBER 1st
MISSION: Put money in a stranger’s parking meter so that they don’t get a ticket.
SOURCE: Daryl
ANALYSIS: I parked on 9th Ave. around 6:30 PM. The meters there run until 7:00. After a short walk, I found a white Toyota that had an expired ticket in the window. I went to the meter, bought a new ticket and put it under the car’s windshield wipers.
STATUS:...
NOVEMBER 29th
MISSION: Get a stranger to tell you a secret about one of their friends.
SOURCE: Jerry
ANALYSIS: I met a girl on the street as she was walking her dog and we began chatting. Eventually I asked her if she could help me with this Mission, and she obliged:
“Ok, I’ll tell you, but then, I’m not gonna tell you my name,” she said.
“That’s...
NOVEMBER 28th
MISSION: Give a homeless person some cash.
SOURCE: Anonymous
ANALYSIS: Popular Mission. I walked down Manhattan Ave until I saw a man and his possessions in a doorway.
“How you doin?” I asked.
“Ok,” he responded.
“Here you go, man. Happy Holidays.”
“You too, little brother. Thank you.”
STATUS: Complete
NOVEMBER 27th
MISSION: Watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7deClndzQw - maybe the best video out there.
SOURCE: Megan
ANALYSIS: Pretty incredible. The video was shot at Kuroshio Sea, the world’s second largest aquarium. Not only are there countless fish, rays and whale sharks, but you can see people admiring and taking pictures of these animals.
STATUS: Complete
NOVEMBER 26th
MISSION: It’s Christmas Season now. Create your Christmas list.
SOURCE: Annie
ANALYSIS:
- A hubcap for my car (lost one a while ago)
- A massaging chair or professional massage
- A book deal
- Other than that, just some good times with the fam and old friends
STATUS: Complete
NOVEMBER 25th
MISSION: Learn about Superstring Theory.
SOURCE: Anonymous
ANALYSIS:
From Wikipedia:
The basic idea is that the fundamental constituents of reality are strings of the Planck length (about 10−33 cm) which vibrate at resonant frequencies. Every string, in theory, has a unique resonance, or harmonic. Different harmonics determine different fundamental forces. The tension in a...
NOVEMBER 23rd
MISSION: Have drinks with your old friends and reminisce. However, don’t drink the same thing twice.
SOURCE: Anonymous
ANALYSIS: It’s the night before Thanksgiving and the old crew was getting back together. We met up at the Carriage House, then went across the street to the Chapter House before heading down to Castaways. Great to see everyone again.
- Ithaca Pale...
NOVEMBER 22nd
MISSION: Go to your freshman dorm. See if you can get in your old room.
SOURCE: Allen
ANALYSIS: I made my way over to Talcott Hall (Upper Quads) after visiting the brand new athletic center on Ithaca College’s campus. Unfortunately, the students are gone for the holiday, and I was unable to get inside. Great memories there.
STATUS: Complete
